What's your favourite perfume scents?
Posted by: kuma on 12 June 2018
I've been using their Impériale for the longest time but I finally tried their *famous* Jicky. This is not at all I was expected for the oldest continuously manufactured abstract perfume in the world. LIke Imperial It is a fresh and almost contemporary not at all those heavy oriental musky thing (like Shalimar ) I was expecting from this house. I feel that it is more complex than a run of the mill designer scents. I certainly smell Lavendar/geranium but there's a lot more to it. I usually do not care for lavender but the citrus and bergamot override some of those girly flowery scents. Add to that cinnamon and vanilla and sandalwood/vetiver give it a nice solid twist. I reckon this is reformulated and probably watered down from the original but I am liking this quite a lot. Extract version comes in the iconic flacon but mine is just a bee bottle spray.
Intro: 1889
Nose: Aimé Guerlain
Notes: bergamot, neroli, verbena, lemon, orange, rosemary, geranium, lavender, mint, absinthe, tuberose, jasmine, rose, cinnamon, sandalwood, cedarwood, patchouli, vetiver, civet, orris, tonka bean, vanilla
TOBYJUG posted:
After the zing it initially gives, it turns out nice and spicy with a fruity bottom note
Some potent stuff for sure.
Cant believe this dident get a mention or maybe it did, I find if used generously the women just flock around me, have been using it successfully since 1971
Mercky posted:
Cant believe this dident get a mention or maybe it did, I find if used generously the women just flock around me, have been using it successfully since 1971
Essex boy here......all I ever got for Xmas????
Gazza posted:Mercky posted:
Cant believe this dident get a mention or maybe it did, I find if used generously the women just flock around me, have been using it successfully since 1971
Essex boy here......all I ever got for Xmas????
Brut, Ford Escorts, Capris and freedom of expression without social handcuffs, those were the days
Before I discovered the alarming effects of Brut this was my weapon of choice
Mercky posted:
Cant believe this dident get a mention or maybe it did, I find if used generously the women just flock around me, have been using it successfully since 1971
It's got a pretty high score!
woof!
Mercky posted:
Before I discovered the alarming effects of Brut this was my weapon of choice
I personally don't get on with this (Overpowering Aldehydes like with Chanel No. 5 ) but I know a few friends use it for a nostalgic reasons. ( 'it's my old man used to wear etc.. ') It's probably now is a cult and has huge followers.
- Top Notes
- Heart Notes
- Base notes
Intro: 1937
House: P&G
Perfumer: Albert Hauck
Hot and sweltering Sunday. This is all I am wearing today. Even any EDT feel too heavy.
Intro: 2007
House: Chanel
Perfumer: Jacques Polge
After having a tooth extracted last year, my scent bunnies seemed to go AWOL. Have not enjoyed anything.
although everything seems as normal now as I remember.
I got this one..
..at that time and couldn't really tell if I liked it or not. Now it's telling of a complete complex overdrive of everything that's subtly nice.
kuma posted:Hot and sweltering Sunday.This is all I am wearing today. Even any EDT feel too heavy.
Rather too much information.
TOBYJUG posted:..at that time and couldn't really tell if I liked it or not. Now it's telling of a complete complex overdrive of everything that's subtly nice.
- Top Notes
- Heart Notes
- Base notes
Intro: 2016
House: Versace
Perfumer: Donatella Versace
I see this is pretty complex!
Musc Noble is the newest creation from Guerlain for the Absolus d’Orient Collection replacing Ambre Éternel.
It's a bit of a disappointment as, to me, this is not as unique. It's like a cross between their Encens Mythique d'Orient ( a whiff of ambergris ) and Santal Royal for sweetness. I was curious to see what Thierry Wasser can create with musk but no new discovery for me here. Altho, as a non musk lover, this is easier to like since the musk is rather underplayed. It's just not interesting. I thought he could do better.
Musc Noble
- Top Notes
- Heart Notes
- Base notes
Intro: 2018
House: Guerlain/LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Perfumer: Thierry Wasser
People sweat around here and most expensive scents are more than you want. Makes you smell like you are trying too hard and are cloying in an elevator. Chicks don't dig it and neither do colleagues. Not cool.
This is my favorite. 12 oz. for $10.48 at Wal Mart. I discovered Lilac Vegetal 50 years ago and have used it ever since. It is a barbershop scent.
I also like this one. Another barbershop slash. A little more exotic. 7 oz. for $3-4 everywhere online.
My wife much prefers the Hermes perfumes for herself. I take her in there now and then, and she tries them all. We usually buy a couple. Some of them are unisex. Cheapest way to get out of that store! The prices are both steep and glaciated in the back of that store! By glaciated I mean impressive, but I just can't imagine people actually getting up there!
kuma posted:Skip,
You've got me curious.
Need to try the LV to see what you're on about!
For those times when you need to remind yourself not to take life too seriously by smelling like a urinal cake. 
TOBYJUG posted:kuma posted:Skip,
You've got me curious.
Need to try the LV to see what you're on about!
For those times when you need to remind yourself not to take life too seriously by smelling like a urinal cake.
Ha. You may be right. But I think that is a little harsh.
In audio we all see things as points on a spectrum. From Low to High, I see Lilac Vegetal on the low end, Florida Water as just a little higher, and Axe Cologne off the high end of the spectrum. I don't know any of the brands above and I am happy where I am with my barbershop scents.
LV and FW smell strong in the shower but dissipate by the time I get to the office. Several of the high dollar Hermes scents my wife loves are light and unisex enough for me, too, but I rarely like my scent to be as memorable as she is. Axe is promoted to high school and college football and basketball players, and teenage boys who aspire to be like them. Axe gives it away to wrestling teams which is where my boys discovered it. Back then when they used to be outside, I could smell them when i pulled my car into the driveway. No, thanks.
Discovered this on a recent trip back to blighty.
I was not aware of Halfeti either. Looks like they put in everything but the kitchen sink. Is this what Philip and Charles wear I wonder?
Halfeti draws inspiration from the lavish goods traded with Turkey by the Levant Company; exotic florals, spices, soft leathers and precious fabrics.
The fragrance is named for the stunning black roses that grow on the banks of the Euphrates river in the small Turkish village of Halfeti. Dark and mysterious, the roses are exceedingly rare as a result of the unique environmental conditions in which they are grown.
Halfeti
Year of Launch: 2015
- Top Notes
- Heart Notes
- Base notes
House
Penhaligon's Perfumer
Christian Provenzano Supplier
CPL Aromas Parent Company
Puig Beauty & Fashion Group
Buying a fragrance for someone you don't know much is always an iffy thing. I was given this Diptyque EDT. My first exposure to this brand and I have read about the history of the store in Paris. This is supposed to capture the smell of that stationary store some 50 years ago. This does have that old school feel to it but to be honest, I don't see anything special in it. I suppose that if you have visit the store and have a fond memory of it, it might be different but to me it just smells like a cheap car freshner. :/ I thought perhaps it might develop into something more interesting at dry down but it just faded away.
Collection 34 : 34 Boulevard Saint Germain
- Top Notes
- Heart Notes
- Base notes
Year of Launch
2011 Perfumer Olivier Pescheux House
Diptyque Parent Company
Manzanita